Huckabee’s Out

Well, bother! Right after I write about how necessary it is for John McCain to stay on his toes despite winning the nomination, I get a whole stack of reports on Mike Huckabee leaving the race. Maybe McCain can afford to step down his campaigning — entirely shutting down remains a poor strategy because he needs to get a head start on November.

It looks likely, though, that the McCain campaign will reduce their spending for the next couple of months.